Insulation worker salary in Texas

Median $23.43 an hour for 7,120 insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical), May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since n/a.

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$23.43/hrMedian hourly wageTexas, May data

$48,740/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent

$17.43 – $30.4010th to 90th percentilehourly range

7,120Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Insulation worker pay in Texas: the full range

Hourly wage percentiles for insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical): Texas vs United States, May 2025.

Texas ranks 26th of 48 states for median insulation worker pay, and 30th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $24.13). 7,120 insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical) work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)	Hourly	Annual	Where it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry	$17.43 – $19.55	$36,250 – $40,670	roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman	$19.55 – $27.06	$40,670 – $56,290	the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist	$27.06 – $30.40	$56,290 – $63,240	the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Insulation worker pay by metro in Texas

Median hourly wage for insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical) by metro area in Texas, May 2025.

Metro	10th	Median $/hr	90th	Jobs	vs state
Dallas-Fort Worth	$17.74	$24.00	$30.83	2,100	2% above
Houston	$17.76	$23.14	$30.41	2,430	1% below
Corpus Christi	$16.95	$22.97	$28.03	190	2% below
Beaumont	$17.28	$22.89	$28.82	200	2% below
San Antonio	$17.42	$22.63	$29.17	370	3% below
Lubbock	$15.00	$21.10	$27.31	70	10% below

Union scale and prevailing wage for insulation workers in Texas

On federally funded construction in Texas, contractors must pay insulation workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 208 of the 246 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $40.75 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $26.90). 38 of the 246 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Aransas County at $26.90). The market median for the state is $23.43.

Union contract rateSurvey rate

Davis-Bacon base + fringe for insulation workers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.

Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for insulation workers, metro counties in Texas.

County	Rate source	Base	Fringe	Total	Determination
Brewster	Union ASBE0076-005 2025-01-01	$31.26	$11.83	$43.09	TX20260120
Culberson	Union ASBE0076-007 2025-01-01	$31.26	$11.83	$43.09	TX20260131
Hudspeth	Union ASBE0076-006 2025-01-01	$31.26	$11.83	$43.09	TX20260157
Austin	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260229
Brazoria	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260233
Chambers	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260238
Colorado	Union ASBE0022-003 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260128
Fort Bend	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260247
Galveston	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260248
Hale	Union ASBE0022-003 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260149
Hardin	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260252
Harris	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260253
Jasper	Union ASBE0022-003 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260159
Jefferson	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260256
Lamar	Union ASBE0022-003 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260164
Liberty	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260259
Montgomery	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260262
Orange	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260263
Polk	Union ASBE0022-003 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260174
San Jacinto	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260268
Walker	Union ASBE0022-003 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260188
Waller	Union ASBE0022-009 2024-07-01	$30.20	$12.38	$42.58	TX20260272
Anderson	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260114
Andrews	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260115
Angelina	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260116
Bailey	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260117
Baylor	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Borden	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260194
Bosque	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260119
Briscoe	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260195
Brown	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260122
Camp	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260124
Cass	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260125
Castro	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260196
Cherokee	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260126
Childress	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260196
Cochran	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260127
Collin	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260239
Collingsworth	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260195
Cooke	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260129
Cottle	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Crane	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260194
Dallam	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260198
Dallas	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260241
Dawson	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260194
Deaf Smith	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260198
Delta	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260242
Denton	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260243
Dickens	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Donley	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260198
Eastland	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260135
Ellis	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260246
Erath	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260136
Fannin	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260138
Fisher	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260140
Floyd	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260141
Foard	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260200
Franklin	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260142
Freestone	Union ASBE0021-009 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260201
Gaines	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260143
Garza	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260200
Glasscock	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260145
Gray	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260147
Grayson	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260249
Hamilton	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260150
Hansford	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260151
Hardeman	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260204
Harrison	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260152
Hartley	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260198
Haskell	Union ASBE0021-013 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260205
Henderson	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260206
Hill	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260206
Hockley	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Hood	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260153
Hopkins	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260154
Houston	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260155
Howard	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260156
Hunt	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260281
Hutchinson	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260207
Jack	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Jeff Davis	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260208
Johnson	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260257
Kaufman	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260281
Kent	Union ASBE0021-013 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260205
King	Union ASBE0021-013 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260205
Knox	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Lamb	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260165
Loving	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260166
Lynn	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260200
Madison	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260167
Marion	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260168
Martin	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260208
Montague	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260169
Morris	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260170
Motley	Union ASBE0021-013 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260205
Nacogdoches	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260171
Navarro	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260172
Palo Pinto	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260218
Panola	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260218
Parker	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260264
Pecos	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260173
Rains	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260175
Red River	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260177
Reeves	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260208
Roberts	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260207
Rockwall	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260281
Sabine	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260178
Scurry	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260179
Shackelford	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260180
Sherman	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260220
Somervell	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260206
Stephens	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260181
Stonewall	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Swisher	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260198
Tarrant	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260270
Terry	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260204
Throckmorton	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260184
Titus	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260185
Trinity	Union ASBE0021-009 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260201
Tyler	Union ASBE0021-009 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260201
Upton	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260222
Ward	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260222
Wheeler	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260220
Wilbarger	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Winkler	Union ASBE0021-001 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260189
Wise	Union ASBE0021-011 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260276
Wood	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260190
Yoakum	Union ASBE0021-012 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260192
Young	Union ASBE0021-002 2025-06-01	$33.23	$7.52	$40.75	TX20260191
Bee	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260118
Blanco	Union ASBE0087-008 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260193
Brooks	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260121
Burnet	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260123
Coke	Union ASBE0087-008 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260193
Coleman	Union ASBE0087-007 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260197
Comanche	Union ASBE0087-007 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260197
Concho	Union ASBE0087-007 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260197
Crockett	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260130
DeWitt	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260132
Dimmit	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260133
Duval	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260134
Edwards	Union ASBE0087-012 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260199
Falls	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260137
Fayette	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260139
Frio	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260202
Gillespie	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260144
Gonzales	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260146
Jackson	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260158
Jim Hogg	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260160
Jim Wells	Union ASBE0087-006 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260209
Karnes	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260210
Kenedy	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260211
Kerr	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260161
Kimble	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260162
Kinney	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260211
Kleberg	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260163
La Salle	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260212
Lavaca	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260210
Lee	Union ASBE0087-005 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260213
Leon	Union ASBE0087-003 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260214
Limestone	Union ASBE0087-005 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260213
Live Oak	Union ASBE0087-006 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260209
Llano	Union ASBE0087-011 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260215
McCulloch	Union ASBE0087-011 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260215
McMullen	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260212
Mason	Union ASBE0087-011 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260215
Matagorda	Union ASBE0087-010 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260216
Maverick	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260202
Menard	Union ASBE0087-001 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260217
Milam	Union ASBE0087-003 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260214
Mills	Union ASBE0087-001 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260217
Mitchell	Union ASBE0087-001 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260217
Newton	Union ASBE0087-005 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260213
Nolan	Union ASBE0087-001 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260217
Presidio	Union ASBE0087-012 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260199
Reagan	Union ASBE0087-012 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260199
Real	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260176
Refugio	Union ASBE0087-010 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260216
Runnels	Union ASBE0087-011 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260215
San Augustine	Union ASBE0087-005 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260213
San Saba	Union ASBE0087-009 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260219
Schleicher	Union ASBE0087-009 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260219
Shelby	Union ASBE0087-005 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260213
Starr	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260221
Sterling	Union ASBE0087-009 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260219
Sutton	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260182
Terrell	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260183
Uvalde	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260221
Val Verde	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260186
Van Zandt	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260187
Washington	Union ASBE0087-005 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260213
Wharton	Union ASBE0087-006 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260209
Willacy	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260221
Zapata	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260221
Zavala	Union ASBE0087-002 2025-06-02	$30.50	$8.89	$39.39	TX20260221
Atascosa	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260290
Bandera	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260284
Bastrop	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260285
Bexar	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260231
Caldwell	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260286
Comal	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260240
Guadalupe	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260251
Hays	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260254
Kendall	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260258
Medina	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260290
Travis	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260271
Williamson	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260275
Wilson	Union ASBE0087-014 2024-06-03	$29.50	$8.79	$38.29	TX20260287
Aransas	Survey SUTX2014-068 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260288
Archer	Survey SUTX2014-069 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260289
Armstrong	Survey SUTX2014-003 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260228
Bell	Survey SUTX2014-005 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260230
Bowie	Survey SUTX2014-007 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260232
Brazos	Survey SUTX2014-009 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260234
Burleson	Survey SUTX2014-010 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260235
Calhoun	Survey SUTX2014-057 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260277
Callahan	Survey SUTX2014-058 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260278
Carson	Survey SUTX2014-012 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260237
Clay	Survey SUTX2014-069 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260289
Coryell	Survey SUTX2014-059 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260279
Crosby	Survey SUTX2014-060 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260280
Ector	Survey SUTX2014-020 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260244
Goliad	Survey SUTX2014-057 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260277
Gregg	Survey SUTX2014-026 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260250
Irion	Survey SUTX2014-062 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260282
Jones	Survey SUTX2014-058 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260278
Lampasas	Survey SUTX2014-059 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260279
Lubbock	Survey SUTX2014-060 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260280
McLennan	Survey SUTX2014-036 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260260
Midland	Survey SUTX2014-037 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260261
Nueces	Survey SUTX2014-068 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260288
Potter	Survey SUTX2014-042 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260265
Randall	Survey SUTX2014-043 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260266
Robertson	Survey SUTX2014-044 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260267
Rusk	Survey SUTX2014-063 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260283
San Patricio	Survey SUTX2014-068 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260288
Smith	Survey SUTX2014-047 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260269
Taylor	Survey SUTX2014-058 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260278
Tom Green	Survey SUTX2014-062 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260282
Upshur	Survey SUTX2014-063 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260283
Victoria	Survey SUTX2014-057 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260277
Wichita	Survey SUTX2014-052 2014-07-21	$19.77	$7.13	$26.90	TX20260274
Cameron	Survey SUTX2014-011 2014-07-21	$14.04	$4.79	$18.83	TX20260236
Webb	Survey SUTX2014-051 2014-07-21	$14.04	$4.79	$18.83	TX20260273
El Paso	Survey SUTX2014-021 2014-07-21	$16.91	$0.00	$16.91	TX20260245
Hidalgo	Survey SUTX2014-031 2014-07-21	$11.54	$2.17	$13.71	TX20260255

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Texas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Texas?

929.9kConstruction jobsTexas, 2026-08

+2.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted

Construction employment in Texas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do insulation workers make in Texas?

The median insulation worker in Texas earned $23.43 an hour ($48,740 a year) in May 2025, 1% below the national median of $23.62. The middle half earn $19.55–$27.06; the top 10% earn more than $30.40.

Where does Texas rank for insulation worker pay?

Texas ranks 26th of 48 states for insulation worker pay, with a median of $23.43 an hour, and 30th after adjusting for Texas's cost of living (BEA price parity 97.1, US = 100).

What is the union insulation worker rate in Texas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for insulation workers in 208 counties, with a typical package of $40.75 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many insulation workers work in Texas?

BLS counted 7,120 insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical) in Texas in May 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.77; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Texas and metro areas, SOC 47-2131, 47-2132.
BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.